Šaban Šaulić was born on 6 May 1951 in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is a well-known Serbian singer, extremely popular with fans of Balkan music in all of the former Yugoslavia. He is a follower of Islam. His beloved mother Ilduza Demirović is originally from Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He spent a lot of time with his family in Bijeljina. Šaulić was throned " King of Folkmusic" in his early career.